Spain and Itally went through

Spain and Italy are the two teams advanced to quarterfinal at group C after last night matches. Spain needed to wait until 88 minutes to seal their 1-0 win over Croatia and finish the group stage as top of group C. Croatia had a defensive match, keeping tiki-taka playing style at bay when Spain's number 1 striker, Torres, did not perform well. Croatia was looking for counter-attack opportunity and this strategy seemed to be working well for them. However, when the match is about to end, one moment of relapse made them pay. Initiated by Fabregas, Navas had an easy goal after the nice set up by Iniesta at 88 minutes.

Meanwhile, in the other match, Italy was able to grab a 2-0 win for Italy. Cassano and Balotelli scored at 35 minutes and 90 minutes. With the result of the match between Spain and Croatia, Italy pulled through. This was a big push in Italy team's spirit, as this is their first win since November last year. The fans were also worried that history can repeat as in EURO 2004 when Denmark and Sweden drew and Italy was out. However, the Azzurri had had a good match and deserved the win.

Cassano after the opener

Tonight we will see the last two matches of the group stage, England vs Ukraine and France vs Sweden, stay tuned for more updates.

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